So many of Christ's chosen ones have abandoned Him. No wonder the Lord asks if there will be any faith left on earth when He returns. Let us be determined to stay close to Our Lord in these unimagined troubled times in the Church.

“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; If anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.